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“I tried to buy a life insurance policy, but they just laughed and said I need to get a life first”

“Get a life!” is a popular expression. “I was denied life insurance, they said I had to get a life first” is a jocular saying that was posted on the newsgroup powersoft.public.powerbuilder.general on October 15, 1998. “I tried to buy a life insurance policy, but they just laughed and said you need to get a life first” was posted on Twitter by Swedish Canary on January 14, 2016. Authorship is uncertain.

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Mike Williams
5/14/10
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I was denied life insurance, they said I had to get a life first.

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Swedish Canary
@SwedishCanary
I tried to buy a life insurance policy, but they just laughed and said you need to get a life first.
5:03 PM - 14 Jan 2016

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Keri
@kerirennie
My dad just told me that I need to get life insurance actual need to get a life first
11:35 AM - 29 Oct 2017

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a confused savant
@saint31891
I just tried to get life insurance, but they laughed and said I needed to get a life first. #rude
12:00 PM - 16 Jan 2018

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Leigh Way
@LA_Way
Saw a Life Insurance advisor tonight to see what my best options were. He advised I need to get a life first.
3:54 PM - 16 Jan 2018

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Bob Swanston
@SwanstonRobert
#badjokethursday
I haven’t got any life insurance.
When I tried to get it several years ago, the insurance company rep laughed & said I needed to get a life first.
1:20 PM - 26 Jul 2018